Spout for sugar bowls



Jan. 5 1926.

l. RUIZ sPou'r Fon vSUGAR BowLs Filed July v, 1924 w/mfssfs RUIZ, a cititetes, and a resident of thfc'ityffo'f iNevi'fly-ff-Y ork,`" borough of Manhat tany'in Vthe lcoimltyfandrstate of New York, have linvented-ia'A new; and Improved Spout l*for Sugar Bowls, of which. the following is a full," icleang `fand exact description.

Thisinventionffrelates to a `spout for sula simple andrfeflicientfspout Vwhich can Abe readi'ly'fattached vto. most any kind of sugar boyvlj orncontainerl` and vcan be readily de- .tached therefrom forthe purpose'of cleanmgn. I,

Another-objvect'isi the provision of a spout which'iisisim" letingconstruction and can be manufacture iatfa' very` low costbecause of `parts.

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The form of the invention shown in the drawings is "a referred form, although it is understood t at modifications in the construction -and arrangement of the parts and in the character of the materials used may be. adopted' without departing` from Athe spirit of the invention as set orth in the ap ended claims.v

' n its general aspect prises a simple cylinder, preferably of metal,

which isinsertable or dependent through the cover of a container, such as a sugar bowl. This cylinder is provided with an opening at one end for the passage of the mate-v rial therefrom, and at a oint in its lateral wall the metal is cut an bent inwardly to rovide an o ening, the bent metal formmg a baille p ate to control the flow of thematerial from the container into the c l- If desirable the end of the cylin er projectin from the container can be provi-ded wit a flap crit can be left` open. If

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the flap is left olf it will be obvious that the entire cylinder can bemade of one piece of material, because the baille plate which is cut and bent to form the opening in the lateral'wall is cut and bent out of the metal of the cylinder itself.

In a-still further general aspect the linvention may include a plate to be disposed over the end o'f the container or sugar bowl provided with an opening in which there 1s disposed a cylindrical sleeve also cut away on itsl lateral wall to rovide an opening, and into this cylin rical sleeve the previous mentioned spout or cylinder can be inserted so as to .be provided with a rm guiding seat. The-o ening in the cylinder and the opening in tige sleeve are necessarily brought into alinement for the discharge of material, although the cylinder can be turned or rotated within the sleeveto bring the openings out'of alinement so as to re- 'vent the discharge of material if desire In the normal position of the c linderl of the sleeve, shown in Fig. 2, the p the cylinder is adapted to receive a quantity of material amounting to approximately a teaspoonful. If, however, the cylinder is moved down within the'sleeve, `then a greater.

ottom of` volume of the cylinder is presented below,v

the yopening in the sleeve and, consequently, when the container is tipped downward and then moved back to normal position again a greater guantity of material will lie in the bottom o the c linder. Preferably when the cylinder is epressed to its lowermost osition, two teaspoonfuls of material will e found in the bottom of the cylinder to be discharged when the container is again inverted.

The preferred embodiment' of the mvention shownin the drawings includes a container 1 across the open end'of which a llanged cap 2 is dis osed. This ca is provided with an opemng in which a s eeve 3 is mounted, the upper end 4 of the sleeve projectin above the cap. The sleeve is provided wit a lateral opemng 5. 'A cylinder 6 is adapted to fit snugly within the sleeve and is rovided with a ortion 7 in the form o a baille plate w ich is cut, and opens inwardly, from the Amaterial of the nylinder itself toy form an opening which may register with the opening 5 in the sleeve. Thebottom end 8 of the c linder is closed, and the upper end is pre erably open but may be closed by means of a flap valve 9, if desired. The u r end 4 of the sleeveI m3 be provided w1t 4a slot 10 and marked jacent this slot with indicia representing one and two teaspoonfuls. mark 11 Vwillbe seen on the cylinder through this slot, and by registering; the mark on\ the cylinder with the marks on the sleeve the position of the cylinder within the sleeve can be determined to re ate the quantity of material to be l in the bottom of th`e cylinder each time the container is manipulated.

twill be observed that the spout itself comprises merely the cylinder,.of which the baille late 7 is an in al part, and that the w ole device .essentially comprises but one piece of material. The flap 9 can be dispensed with if desired, and the cylinder 3 can be dispensed with. The cylinder need only be inserted in a suitable aperture provided in the top of any container and deend into the container so that the opening ormed by the deliection in the bale late 7 will be within and below the top o the container for the purpose of proper functioning. By providing the sleeve 3 I more properly insure the seating of the cylinder, and by providing the' fla 9 I am enabled to keep the interior of tlie c linder closed from the atmosphere when esired. This spout is a simple and eiiicient device formed Lacasse of material that can be manufactured at a very low cost. The parts are such as to become little likely to wear out in use, and the device is such as t become readily A adaptable to application to any type of container. It can be readil from for the purpose o What I claim is 1. A spout for sugar bowls and the like, which comprises a cylinder adapted to be inserted through the to bf a container, said cylinder having a close bottom and a baille late bent from the material of the cylinder itself on its lateral wall, the bending of the baille late inwardly forming an opening throug .which the material can be discharged into the cylinder from the container.

2. In combination, a container having an open end, a flanged apertured cap disposed over the end of the container, a sleeve mounted in said aperture, said sleeve having an openin formed in the lateral wall thereof beneat the cap, a .cylinder slidably mounted Vin said sleeve, said cylinder havin a closed bottom and an open upper end, an a bale plate cut and bent inwardly from the lateral walls of the cylinder to form an opening, said opening being capable of being alined with the opemng in the sleeve.

IGNACIO RUIZ.

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